Author: Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – At or on top of the list of complaints from Democrats on the budget reconciliation bill signed into law on Friday were slashes to government programs, namely Medicaid and SNAP. First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein estimated 500,000 North Carolinians would lose health care coverage and 1.4 million, including 600,000 children, “could…

(The Center Square) – Federal court approval has been given in a free speech case involving a North Carolina school board and a student no longer in the respective district. Christian McGhee, then 16 and a student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, and his parents Leah and Chad, sued the Davidson County School…

(The Center Square) – Three days after her social media post related to the beheading of President Donald Trump went viral nationally, a North Carolina lawmaker has apologized. Rep. Julie von Haefen, D-Wake, was given the time for a statement following Tuesday evening’s voting session in the House of Representatives. The session was the first…

(The Center Square) – Favorable tax codes lead wealthy taxpayers to change where they live, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation says in a recent report for calendar years 2020 and 2021. Citing IRS data, the analysis said Florida, Texas and North Carolina gained the wealthiest taxpayers from other states. California, New York and Illinois were…

(The Center Square) – Repeal of the $891 billion Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could cost North Carolina “tens of thousands of jobs by 2030,” Gov. Josh Stein says. The first-term Democrat took advantage Wednesday of the annual Emerging Issues Forum at N.C. State University in Raleigh to champion the state’s energy sector. “North Carolina…

(The Center Square) – Forty-five amendment tries later, North Carolina’s House of Representatives passed the two-year state budget bill on Wednesday evening. The 2025 Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 257, had 51 amendment votes in the Senate on April 16. In both chambers, an overwhelming majority were from Democrats. The fiscal year begins July 1. A…

(The Center Square) – Nearly $1 billion is being requested of the North Carolina General Assembly by Gov. Josh Stein for help in recovery from Hurricane Helene. The first-term Democrat said Monday he’s seeking $891 million. Economic recovery and support to businesses and local governments promoting tourism would account for $260 million, and another $239…

(The Center Square) – More than $13 million in incentives from North Carolina are pledged to a biotech company making a $700 million investment, a move the Commerce Department says will grow the economy by more than $3 billion over the next dozen years. Genentech, American-headquartered in San Francisco and subsidiary of the Roche Group…

(The Center Square) – Expansion of the state auditor’s authority for investigations is on the way to the Senate in North Carolina. Clarify Powers of State Auditor, known also as House Bill 549, got considerable debate and some amendments along the way before Tuesday evening’s 66-46 passage in the chamber with 71-49 majority Republicans. There…

(The Center Square) – As maintenance of North Carolina’s voter registration rolls continues, Republicans are just over 27,000 behind Democrats – narrowing what was already 105,675 on Nov. 5 as a two-decade trend continues. Unaffiliated voters remain and are increasing as the state’s largest voting bloc. Of nearly 7.5 million registered voters, more than 2.8…